2020-2021 Season
Season Plans
Welcome new and returning students, orchestra members, and HSO supporters!
Spring 2021 Plans will be confirmed and announced in January 2021. Thank you for your patience!
Since the August 6 decision by JHU to be fully remote for fall 2020, we will engage in a range of virtual activities. We will act on them based upon student and community member interest, initiative, and available staff and resources. Opportunities open to the public will also be available and posted on our website and other locations. Below is a list of activities under consideration. If you have interest or ways to support these initiatives, please email hso@jhu.edu.
While we regret not to be rehearsing and performing on campus, HSO fully supports the difficult but necessary decision to function remotely, and we look forward to welcoming back musicians and audiences when it is safe to do so. Take care and be safe.
Watch Parties
- HSO members: we have been investigating potentially better platforms than FB. These watch parties will be geared towards interesting orchestral repertoire and are meant to be enjoyable–a way for everyone to connect over great music
- and for the broader public, external-facing watch parties, such as a rebroadcast of previous HSO video livestreams with Q&A after the viewing
Family Series
A show and/or series for families where we play YouTube clips, and then homemade videos of a select number HSO musicians demonstrating musical examples
Virtual Masterclasses
Virtual masterclasses, with outside guests and with Music Director Jed Gaylin coaching musicians
Piano Accompaniments
Piano accompaniments (limited in number), to be made available to interested students. We have a few videos which Jed Gaylin recorded of accompaniments for pieces that he can make available for people to practice with and perhaps record themselves in tandem with the video. For personal development or possible future presentation on virtual presentation platforms
Virtual Chamber Music
Opportunities for musicians to put together short chamber pieces, to record in their own spaces and to be mixed and put together for virtual performance